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[Nexus 5 General] ZenithHammerhead:
All the people asking how this could have happened..it's really quite simple. If he had jumped into a chair, the phone and screen could have cracked on contact. But, I don't care how much you weigh, even if you sit normally on your phone, over time, it IS going to bend with pressure. It may happen in an hour, it may happen over the course of weeks, but sitting on a naked phone will cause damage. If you're gonna do that.....at least buy an otterbox?
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
Wrong. A phone ISN'T going to bend with pressure if it's built right. As I've said over and over again: I've sat on my galaxy player hundreds of times: no bend. You can accept the lack of ruggedness in today's phones if you want, I would prefer to protest it.
[Nexus 5 General] steslatt:
It's got nothing to do with quality standards. A smartphone is designed to be a smartphone not a seat cushion. It's like buying a glass vase and using it to hammer a nail into a wall then being surprised when it breaks. A phone is not meant to be sat on.
[Nexus 5 General] ZenithHammerhead:
I've seen the HTC One bend with friends sitting on them over time. The reason I bring that one up is because a lot of people treat it like it's the best built android phone to date. Not trying to start a war here about that though. Just saying, over time, even things that are built the best can't stand the test of time.
[Nexus 5 General] ngagephone:
Yeah its just crazy sitting on your phone to me its pure laziness or don't give a **** just my opinion :)
[Nexus 5 General] raptir:
If your lifestyle puts abuse on your phone, then you need to buy a phone that's built to handle abuse. Buy a ruggedized phone like the CAT B15, Kyocera Torque, etc... Complaining about the Nexus 5 not holding up to the lifestyle of someone who works a physically demanding job is like complaining that the sports car you bought bent in half when you tried to take it offroading.
[Nexus 5 General] Stay Frosty:
It's not about ruggedness it's about common sense. You don't sit on sensitive electronics. Even if the chassis were rugged, it's never a good idea to put pressure against an LCD screen. They are very susceptible to bruising when you do so.
[Nexus 5 General] Eliad Kimhy:
This is a tragedy!

On the bright side, if it still works then you're the only kid in the block with a uniquely bent N5, light bleeding and all.
[Nexus 5 General] duckied:
Stop wearing skinny jeans lol
[Nexus 5 General] Eliad Kimhy:
Well, I think as phones are getting thinner and thinner they become more and more prone to bending. This must have never been an issue with heftier phones, but it is something to consider now.

In terms of ruggedness, however, an N5 might survive a fall just as well as a thicker phone. And then again maybe not.

Bottom line- this is the price we pay for progress. I feel the thinness outweighs my inability to sit on the phone, or drop it for that matter.

P.S-

All that is not to say that I do not sympathize with your woes.
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
I'm beginning to regret starting this thread. I thought I would just save some people the tragedy I'm going through by saying "Hey, this thing isn't as rugged as some might be expecting", but now I've flamed at several people and get a headache from most of the replys. Excuse me for trying to help you out, next time I'll let everyone find out the hard way.
[Nexus 5 General] D3_:
To be fair to OP, damn near every girl I know who doesn't keep their phone in their purse, keeps it in their back pocket.

Never understood why because the top pokes out and it's just asking to be stolen, but they put it there anyway.
[Nexus 5 General] lJesseCusterl:
One total jerk statement and one sympathetic statement:

1) What is a man doing keeping his phone in his back pocket?? Regardless, even women I know who keep theirs in their back pocket take it out before they sit down.

2) That sucks.
[Nexus 5 General] CyberGhos:
I saw girls putting phone in their back pocket, and it looks kind of cute. Guy with a 5 inch sticking out of the arse is absolutely gross. Lucky for you that you have a round butt otherwise the thing could have been completely folded :).
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
1. I put my phone in the back occasionally since jeans have such small from pocket openings nowadays it's hard to quickly check the time from the front. No, I'm not a feminist freak XD

2. Thanks
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
The thing is I don't wear skinnys like the chicks do, so it doesn't stick out, therefore not gross. XD And I only wish my butt had been rounder. :P
[Nexus 5 General] lJesseCusterl:
Dude. Stop wearing skinny jeans!

OTOH, this thread has shown me that the plastic is far more malleable than I'd have assumed. Yeah, my One X+'s one-piece construction may have been a bit of a PITA, but I never got the feeling that it would flex and bend quite like this. Yeesh.
[Nexus 5 General] Tipper554:
Shows us how it looks with the phone turned on please.
[Nexus 5 General] Caelrie:
Glad I don't have to break this habit. As a woman, you can't fit lint in my front pockets, and my back pockets are tight enough that I never did put phones in there when sitting down.
[Nexus 5 General] kenjiwing:
This baffles me.. people put their phone in their back pocket and then sit on it? wtf
[Nexus 5 General] zoddfrank:
Rookie Move!

You guys really putting 400-500 dollar devices in your pocket with no protection? O__O

I bought a case and had it put on my phone the right after I opened it!

See my video here!

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/HBkKQNDh18s" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
[Nexus 5 General] Caelrie:
It's not a big deal for women. Our pockets are higher than yours.
[Nexus 5 General] fintheman:
Is putting your phone or wallet in your backpocket a fat person thing?

Having your stuff in your front pockets makes you much more pick-pocket proof for one, but - for other obvious reasons like this are why you'd keep stuff in the front pockets.
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
I'm afraid aluminum isn't invincible either; this seems very common for the iPhone 5/5s

This picture actually makes me feal better about my cicumstances. XD
[Nexus 5 General] Revthejedi:
I've been putting my phone in my back pocket for years. I've never had any issues but I usually take it out if I'm about to sit down, particularly on a hard surface.
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
Yup, if I were you though, I'd switch from "usually" to always. I'd just hate more people to lose their n5's!
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
I ordered my case. In fact coming today, but too late. Even if I had it, I doubt tpu would have helped much.
[Nexus 5 General] True2TheGame:
Don't worry man i'm right there with you. I kept my Galaxy Nexus in my back pocket for the 2 years i had it and it was fine and i keep my Nexus 5 in my back pocket also. It just feels more natural and i keep my front pocket for keys and other things.

Granted i do take it out of my back pocket whenever possible when sitting down like at work or something.
[Nexus 5 General] Caelrie:
Where do you live that you don't see anyone keep their wallet in their back pocket? That's the NORMAL way men have been carrying their wallets since back pockets and wallets were invented.
[Nexus 5 General] Dan1909:
I disagree muchly!

I can't think of any time that I've seen someone routinely keep their wallet in their back pocket. Less comfortable, easier to forget, and higher risk of having it stolen from your pocket.

Why would you put it there rather than the front pocket!?
[Nexus 5 General] fintheman:
I addressed that point. Because they carry extra fat in their legs which makes it uncomfortable to keep larger items in their front pocket.
[Nexus 5 General] Dan1909:
I (and the post I was replying to) wasn't talking about fat people specifically. He said that the back pocket was the normal place to carry your wallet, I disagreed.
[Nexus 5 General] splashattack:
It IS the normal place to keep your wallet. Every person I've met normally keeps it in their back pocket. As for a phone in the rear pocket, I've only seen females keep it there, but take it out and hold it in their hand or place it on a nearby table when they sit.
[Nexus 5 General] Dan1909:
I guess things are different where you live. I can only speak for what I've seen, but it's definitely not the norm here.
[Nexus 5 General] Kigsuha:
OMC this a nexus 5 flex !
[Nexus 5 General] stickbo:
I am in my late 30's. I notice that many in my fathers generation held their wallets in their back pocket. I've never known anyone around my age to do so, and as such pick pocketing plummeted lol. Just something I've noticed. You want to put your phone or wallet round back, so be it. I've tried to put my wallet back their and it feels terrible to sit. I do carry a flush pocket knife back there and even it bothers me at times.

Sorry you wrecked your phone bud. Sucks!
[Nexus 5 General] undercover:
Oooh, Nexus 5S! Patent it before Google does it!

Sent from CCCP with love...
[Nexus 5 General] Jubakuba:
Yeah, that's where I store my phones. As others have mentioned...no keys, pens, etc in my back right pocket. That's for my phone. However...I've been doing so for so long and I'm so OCD...that as I'm sitting it's a fluid motion to pull it out and put it in my lap. Same with as I'm standing...so I never drop it off my lap. It's %100 habitual now.
[Nexus 5 General] samagon:
Never have and never will put phone in back pocket just because of this. If I need to carry enough where I'd consider moving something in my back pocket, it's not my phone since I spent more on my phone than other things in my pocket.
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
You know, this thread wasn't started to discuss the theological aspects of putting a phone in the rear pocket, it was a warning to be wary of doing so with a n5. If you already don't, good for you! But you don't need to be total @$$es to anyone who does. Everyone is acting worse than the Samboys and iSheep. Please be more civil towards each other. Yes, I was a complete dunce for sitting on my n5. I think I've told myself that enough today without having to come here and here it from the rest of the world.
[Nexus 5 General] shreddintyres:
To the OP: I'm sorry to hear about your phone. that said the bending of the phone has nothing to do with build quality as you pointed out with the iPhone which is trumpeted to be of the highest build quality but purely to do with physics. Consider this situation, a 50kg woman steps on your foot with a stilletto, or a 100kg man sits on your hand, which is going to cause more damage, the stilletto. the reason for this is that the stilletto will focus teh full weight of the woman onto a point no more than 1 cm square. Because of this with all of the weight is being focused to that small point increasing the effective pressure of 200000 Pa. Taking that into account (50kg = 110lbs) assuming you were only making minimal contact with your phone a split second of contact could have resulted (reasonably speaking) in an exerted pressure of roughly 50000 Pa which would be equivalent to putting a 50-70lb weight on your phone at the point of contact. I dont think there is a phone out there made from contemporary materials that could hold up to that.

Of course the chances of the exact correct circumstances to occur for the above to happen are slim, but as evident in your situation it unfortunately seems to have happened. Say what you will about where to put your phone reasons behind it etc, bottom line is that its not an issue with the build quality of the device but rather a freak accident that occurred due to specific circumstances.

I am genuinely sorry that this happened to your device.

- Cheers
[Nexus 5 General] [hfm]:
This seems like an obvious result for that action...
[Nexus 5 General] FuMMoD:
I can carry all that in my front pockets and don't need a flash light since my phone doubles as one. My concealed glock goes on my right side right behind the nexus 5 and who uses wallets when you're doing an every day carry? Use money clips and save space, plus it looks classy. There's no reason to put a phone in your back pocket that thing will hurt the hell out of your rear end and could possibly fall out or get broken. As for wallets that's how they get lost or stolen, have fun putting your money and credit cards easily accessible. My car key fits in my coin/change pocket above my right pocket and my keys I put in my rear pocket since it's only a few of them and they don't hurt to sit on.
[Nexus 5 General] someone0:
Maybe the OP need to get one of those curved phone. Bending the phone and cracking the screen aside, I don't understand why people would put phone on the rear pocket. We all know butt dialing does happened. Worse, butt dialing then fart.
[Nexus 5 General] LordLugard:
May sound harsh but i have little to zero sympathy to people who do this.
[Nexus 5 General] Dani897:
yeah the thread is kinda hilarious. like everyone just became you dad when you broke a new toy he bought you. also some devices are more rugged than others. i find some samsung phones to be almost bullet proof no matter how flimsy they feel. i've been known to throw my infuse just because, especially when iphone people talk about the quality of apple products... i'll be all like if the quality is so great can it do this? as it hits the wall.. just don't sit on a rolling desk chair with the wheel on top of it. (i didn't know it was on the floor)...
[Nexus 5 General] Damian2013:
I live in southern nevada so YES I do realize. Nothing is going to fry your phone. Most phones IDLE at 40c. I know my Nexus 4 did. Load temps get to 70-80c. So yeah the Arizona heat is NOT going to fry your phone, lmfao.
[Nexus 5 General] AndroidKills:
Im not a fan of putting my phone in my back pocket; was never appealing because of things like this and what not.

But glad you may open the eyes of people who do it. Much sympathy for you and your nexus5
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
Did you read past my first sentence? Clearly not. I stated that "no, it wouldn't fry". It just tends to get damn uncomfortable since it presses the hot jeans against your leg. Something I would expect someone from "Southern Nevada" to understand, but I'm thinking your more from Canada/Europe as I've yet to meet a fellow American that talks in Celsius. Lmfao.

Edit: *sigh*, you got me raging again. I guess I'll just accept that haters gotta hate and trolls gotta troll.
[Nexus 5 General] Dani897:
this thread is all like "your so dumb" "i'm so much smarter than you, how can you be so dumb!?" i don't get it. the guy didn't complain about quality and start a stink. he basically just said the phone bends so be careful.... so what's the big deal? people are lame....
[Nexus 5 General] GSLEON3:
See..... You should've listened to your teachers & parents when the told you that we'd be going to the metric system one day....Of course I heard that over thirty-aught years ago, along with something about why that stupid philosophy class I took was so important, but hey, you should've listened & been prepared.
[Nexus 5 General] Dani897:
actually it is common for centigrade/celsius to be used for temperatures on electronic devices... that's just the way they read the temperature on these things.
[Nexus 5 General] oupavoc:
Wow you turned it into the LG G Flex!

Jokes aside it sucks that this happen! i always put my N4 in my back pocket and sit in my car! Thanks for the heads up!
[Nexus 5 General] randpost:
Some people like solid objects near their anus.

---------- Post added at 04:12 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:11 PM ----------

Some people will actually pay for a flexible display. You didn't have to shell out that premium. Think positive :)
[Nexus 5 General] iJimaniac:
Yeah, that's what I'm thinking.

Friend: "dude, love your phone, I didn't know you could buy curved phones"

Me: "you can't, I just sorta made it myself"

Friend: "can you maybe one for me?"

Me: "sure, gimme your phone for a sec"

Friend upon receiving his new curved phone: "I'M GONNA SKIN YOUR @$$ YOU ****'N ******!*$#@!!"
[Nexus 5 General] tian105:
To avoid accidents like this, whole life of mine I've trained myself not to ever use my back pockets..
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pk1025:
Guys, I booted my Nexus 4 in Safe mode, but still notice that whenever I press the power button to turn the screen off it comes back again. I have to do this a few times before it turns off. It doesn't do this all the time, but more so rather than not.

Another issue I have is that sometimes when I long press the power button the options to silence, vibrate and shutdown do not come on.

I'm thinking the first issue is hardware related, but with that second issue it makes me think that it's software related. Could someone shed some light on this?

Thank you.
[Moto X Q&A] vinnyjr:
Thinking about the Moto X, the GSM edition, not the developer edition because I understand the developer version comes in white back and black front. I want all white Moto X. So because I am not getting the developer edition can I still unlock the bootloader??? I tried checking before asking this and could not find the answer.

Thanks, Vinny
[Moto X Q&A] sleepyguy007:
it depends.

if you buy the t-mobile one on motorola.com its unlockable. if you get the at&t one it is not unlockable.

if you buy a rogers canada one its unlockable. if you buy a telcel or claro latin america unit they are unlockable. if you buy a mexico nextel GSM one it is not unlockable (some people are holding out hope that its a mistake and will have its IMEIs added to the unlock list..).
[Moto X Q&A] vinnyjr:
Thanks for the fast reply. Great information.

Vinny
[Moto X Q&A] wturner859:
If you're asking if the BOOTLOADER can be unlocked, as of right now, no.

If you're asking about carrier unlock, then you can go by sleepy guys answer.
[Moto X Q&A] GoClifGo05:
Well, it's not a "no." Like the poster said above, it depends on your carrier. VZW and ATT are a no go.
[Moto X Q&A] neotenshi:
I have a Latin America Moto X (Movistar Chile), but when I try to unlock the bootloader, the Motorola Page throws me "your device does not qualify for bootloader unlocking"
[Moto X Q&A] pjcordi:
I have a Fido Canada version of this phone and I'm trying to unlock the boot loader but it tells me I'm not eligible . i know the my phone is the same as rogers. Why am I not able to?
[Moto X Q&A] flashallthetime:
Carrier needs to provide Motorola with the OK to allow the unlocking the bootloader, obviously Fido hasn't given them the OK, see if you can return it and pick up the rogers version at full price and use your Fido Sim card,you shouldn't have to Sim unlock as we all know Rogers is Fido's parent company

Sent on my Moto X
[Moto X Q&A] pjcordi:
Okay well my phone is on contract. Im pretty sure the Rogers and Fido phone are the exact same. I don't think they would trade mine in for a rogers. Is there any other way to unlock the boot loader? Will there be one in the future?
[Moto X Q&A] sleepyguy007:
Basically the problem is some carriers are not giving their imei lists to Motorola to have those phones in the unlock program. Thats probably why there are some Latin America units that can't unlock
[Moto X Q&A] Steve-x:
Being Fido makes no difference, it runs the Rogers firmware and is unlockable. Its looking like several people have tried to unlock bootloaders today(including me) and the Motorola website has said they are not eligible. So my conclusion at this point is that the backend server that handles the codes is down/broken.
[Moto X Q&A] Poke_N_PDA:
For the Nextel Mexico XT1053, It has been confirmed that is a mistake as can be seen in this thread on Motorola's Website. They are working the issue, but it may take more time.
[Moto X Q&A] attn1:
Wrong. I contacted Moto. The GSM unlocked version is NOT bootloader unlockable. My unlock code does not work. I am sending it back.
[Moto X Q&A] KidJoe:
^^^^ This...

If the carrier doesn't want Moto to let you unlock, you can't. Motorola's web site for unlocking will tell you your device doesn't qualify and there is nothing you can do.

Moto's web site does list some information on carriers and which can be unlocked. See -> https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/87215
[Moto X Q&A] flashallthetime:
As far as which motos that can not be unlocked 2 are unable, Verizon and AT&T consumer versions, all other motos have the unlockable boot loader to date.

If you have attempted to unlock and get ineligible, then your imei has not yet been entered into motos system. When calling the "not the Sharpe's knifes in the drawer" folks at moto, please establish what you wish to unlock your BOOT LOADER not SIM UNLOCKED because they normally ASSume the sim

Sent on my Lenoto A2109 tablet :) :)
[Moto X Q&A] attn1:
The off contract, GSM unlocked phone has nothing to do with carrier's wishes. I have this phone with an activated TMO sim and it is not eligible for unlock, period. This is sold directly by Motorola and is supplied with a TMO sim. TMO has no issue with bootloader unlocks, so it's not the carrier - this model is not bootloader unlockable.

Been there, done that. I was told by Moto that my off contract, unlocked full price GSM Moto X shipped with the Tmobile sim is not bootloader unlockable. The two people I spoke with fully understood the difference between sim unlocked and bootloader unlocked, and also knew that bootloader unlocking automatically voids the warranty except on the Developer version.
[Moto X Q&A] attn1:
2c
[Moto X Q&A] flashallthetime:
So your situation is totally different than any other situation, normally T-Mobile phones are unlockable, so Motorola has itself made your unlockable

Sent on my Lenoto A2109 tablet :) :)
[Moto X Q&A] attn1:
Update: Moto just sent me a note saying that their system may not be updated with my IMEI yet, but once it is, the warranty is automatically and uncategorically voided when I apply for the unlock code. Since it's the 32GB version, I'll still RMA it and get the Developer version instead. It's the exact same money and unlocking the developer version does not void the warranty.
[Moto X Q&A] flashallthetime:
So the 2 idiots you spoke to are wrong, you can unlock

Sent on my Gummy running Lenoto X
[Moto X Q&A] attn1:
Yes, they were wrong, and so was I. However, since I can RMA this one and unlock a developer version and NOT void the warranty, that's what I am doing.

I find this bit of slime particularly nasty from the Moto unlock website fine print:

(5) THE FOLLOWING APPLIES TO ALL UNLOCKED DEVICES EXCEPT FOR DEVELOPER EDITION DEVICES. BY OBTAINING THE UNLOCK CODE FOR THIS DEVICE, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE DEVICE'S BOOTLOADER IS SUBSEQUENTLY UNLOCKED OR ITS SOFTWARE OR OPERATING SYSTEM IS MODIFIED, USER AGREES TO WAIVE AND VOID ALL WARRANTIES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY MOTOROLA, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WRITTEN WARRANTY THAT ACCOMPANIED THE DEVICE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR DELIVERY, AND AGREES THAT ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES PROVIDED BY SUCH A WARRANTY ARE NULL AND VOID. MOTOROLA MAKES NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND AND DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF EVERY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE IN CONNECTION WITH AN UNLOCKED DEVICE. USER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ALL SUCH WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED AND THAT ALL UNLOCKED DEVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND

Really, Motorola? Why do ONLY the developer editions get to keep their warranties? Is it just because those have to suffer the ugly black and white color scheme?
[Moto X Q&A] flashallthetime:
No because that's what a developer edition is for developing, they also pay more and are not subsidized like retail versions are. With the amount of hard bricks I have seen in the past few days, lenovo would give moto back to Google at no charge. Most manufactures also void the warranty if you unlock the bootloader

By the way you weren't wrong, you just listened to 2 idiots and assumed that they were correct

Sent on my Gummy running Lenoto X